futile: Meaning and Definition of
fu•tile
Pronunciation: (fyt'l, fy'tīl), [key]
— adj.
- incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- trifling; frivolous; unimportant.
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